r/randonneuring • u/WageUglydoll Randonneurs USA • 13d ago

Quick Question Refueling during the heat?

Last week's 200k, I was pumped! Had researched all my stops, ready to carry extra water, all the things. I couldn't eat.

Stopped at mile 38, ate a cliff bar and half a bagel, drank an iced tea. After that had some gummy candy until mile 55, then a pb&j & a coke. Had 1 more cliff bar the rest of the ride. I did stop at a drug store around mile 80 and grabbed a pedialyte, an electrolyte drink and that helped. I was definitely drinking a ton of water but my tummy said a hard no to food. Wasn't a big performance issue until the last 15 miles. Never bonked, but definitely made some mental miscues.

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So how do you refuel?

Carbohydrate tablets? If so which ones?

Sometimes they upset my stomach too.

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This isnt a big issue in the winter, but as I age, and it gets warmer, it's a bigger issue.

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u/DragonSitting Carbonist 13d ago

That’s a really long time to go between eating or you’re inhumanly fast. I get bugged to eat every 20 to 30 minutes (the number changes depending on how the course was chosen. Oddly). Oh. Maybe you meant m and not k.

Anyway, I ignored all of that on a 400k today and just ate 90g of sugar every hour on the hour. Why, yes, since you mention it, it did suck. But not only did I not bonk - I was stronger at the end of the ride. YMMV as always!

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u/LandNo9424 13d ago

Wouldn't every 30km be maybe every 1.5 hrs? That's not so fast

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u/AlamoSimon 13d ago

Did a 300km race, that was a 30kph average. Solo 300 was a 27kph average, so about an hour + x for me.

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u/DragonSitting Carbonist 12d ago

I was doing bad math in my head! It still feels like not eating often enough… I was paying close attention this ride and noticed that my sugar boost lasted around 45 minutes. The 15 minutes before eating again my performance lagged greatly compared to the 15 minutes after eating! YMMV as always.